Re: [Trams] Grand Unions in Australasia

[Paul Blair <pblair@pcug.org.au>]

About 50 years ago (ohmigawd..) N-E was used for what was the 67
route. These trams came from the direction of Dandenong Road, turned
east for 200m, then crossed back to form the 67 (W-N then along Dandy
Road) - mainly for the east St Kilda school kids. I think it ran only
in the am peak, mainy using W3 ("tall trams") cars.

There was also a part-time route there - 14, I think.

In those days, the 62 and 64 ran Hawthorn Road/Balaclava Road. Soon
after (mid-fifties?) they were rerouted via Dandenong Road, so the
need for the 67 vanished. The 4D, which made a N-E (and W-S) turn
there was rerouted and went straight thru on Balaclave, so 1/4 of the
junction was not then used.

67 is somewhere else now...on my old #4 route.

Paul Blair
Canberra

On Sat, 03 Feb 2001 10:48:50 GMT, "Daniel Bowen"
<dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote:

>
>"John Dennis" <jdennis@acslink.net.au> wrote in message
>95giqm$o3r$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:95giqm$o3r$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
>> I lived for a couple of years at Caulfield, five minutes walk from
>> Balaclava Junction.  I was under the impression (then) that on Caulfied
>> race days it was possible to see trams using all possible routes, as
>> the N-E corner was used by trams from Malvern depot heading to and form
>> the raceccourse.  Admittedly not a regular route. I have no conclusive
>> evidence of this - would need to ask around amongst others who also live
>> close to the junction.
>>
>> Not certain what the status is now though...
>
>It's been a while since I've seen any special Caulfield race tram services,
>and I would think they're more likely to go along route 3.
>
>I believe route 3 used to be shared between Glenhuntly and Malvern depots,
>and if that were the case, the N-E corner would have been used.
>
>
>Daniel

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